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Adaptec FireConnect For Notebooks manual

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    R XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide XHub for Notebooks UG Book.book Page i Wednes day, July 17, 2002 3 :48 PM[...]

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    ii Copyright © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All right s reserved. No part of this publication may be repr oduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any f orm or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, re cordin g or otherwise, without the prior written co nsent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Mi lpitas Blvd., Mil pitas, CA 95035. T [...]

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    iii Adaptec T echnical Suppor t If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check this document first—you will find answers to mo st of your questio ns her e. If you need further assi stance, use the su pport options listed below . T echnical Support Identificat ion (TSID) Number ■ Before contacting T echnical Support[...]

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    iv Hong K ong and China ■ V isi t our W eb si te at www .adaptec.com . ■ Fax T echnical Su pport at +852 2869 71 00. Singapore ■ V isi t our W eb si te at www .adaptec.com. Japan ■ Search the Adapt ec Support Knowledgebase (A SK) at ask.adap tec.co .jp ■ V isit our W eb site at www . ad aptec.co.jp . XHub for Notebooks UG Bo ok.book Page [...]

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    v Limited 1-Y ear Hardware Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purc haser of this product that it will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship for a period of o ne (1) year from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the [...]

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    vi Adaptec Software License Agreement PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y : THE USE OF THIS SO F TW ARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOF TW ARE LICENS E TERMS OF ADAP TEC, INC. AND OTHER LI CENSORS WHOSE SOF TW ARE MA Y BE BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODU CT . BY YOUR USE OF THE SOF TW ARE INCLUD ED WIT H THIS PRODUCT Y OU AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSOR OF THA[...]

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    vii 7. Limited W arranty . Adaptec and its Licensor warrant only that the media upon which the Software is furnished will be fr ee from defe cts in material or workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty (30) da ys from the date of delivery to you. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENS ORS DO NOT AN D CANNOT W AR RANT THE PE RFORMANCE OR RESUL[...]

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    viii Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communi cations Commission Radio Fre quency Interf erence Statement W ARNING: Changes or modifica tions to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This eq uipment h as been t ested and f ound to c omp ly with [...]

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    ix Canadian Compliance Sta tement This Class B digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B r especte toutes les exigence s du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (V oluntary Control Council Init iative) This equipment[...]

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    1 In this Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purcha se of the Adapte c XHub for Notebooks. Y ou can use your XHub to connect USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices to your W indows ® or Macintosh ® notebook or desktop computer . This User ’ s Guide shows you how to set up an d use your Adap tec XHub for Notebooks. Introduction 1 What’ s in the Pac k[...]

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    2 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide What’ s in the Pac kag e The Adaptec XHub f or Notebooks kit incl udes: ■ AUH-4100 USB 2.0 hub ■ 5 V , 2.6A power adapter ■ XHub for Notebooks Quick Start Guide ■ XHub for Notebooks CD, which includes drivers and the Adaptec USBControl device manager utility Y ou’ll also need one high-quality USB cab[...]

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    3 This Is Y our XHub This Is Y our XHub More information about your XHub is in T echnical Specifications on page 12 . 1 2 3 4 USB por t LEDs (numbered 1–4) Pow e r p o r t USB por ts (numbered 1–4) USB plug Pow e r L E D USB Uplink LED XHub for Notebooks UG Bo ok.book Page 3 Wednesday, July 1 7, 2002 3:48 PM[...]

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    4 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide Plugging in Y our XHub Follow the picture below to conne ct your XHub. Y our X Hub must be connected to a USB 2.0 port for it to operate at USB 2.0 speeds. XHubs connected to bus-power ed devices can operate without a power adapter . (See T echnical Specificati ons on page 12 for limitations.) Step 2: Plug the p[...]

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    5 Installing Drivers Installing Driver s USB 2.0 driver software with hub support must be installed on your computer for the XHub for Notebooks to operate at USB 2.0 speeds. If you are using an Adaptec USB 2.0 contr oller , install the USB 2.0 drivers pr ovided on the XHub for Notebooks CD. Note: The drivers provided on the XHub for Notebooks CD wi[...]

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    6 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows XP T o ins tall the drivers f or W indows XP: 1 T urn on your computer and connect your AUH-4100 (see Plugging in Y our XHub on page 4 for instr uctions). 2 Insert the XHub f or Notebooks CD into you r CD-ROM drive. The Found New Har dwar e wizar d opens. 3 Select Install the software automatically ... ,[...]

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    7 Installing Drivers Macintosh Operating Systems Because ther e are currently no USB 2.0 drivers for the MacIntosh OS, you don’t need a special driver to use the XHub for Notebooks with your Macintosh computer . (Y our XHub for Notebooks will operate at USB 1.1 speeds.) Note: The drivers included on your XHub for Notebooks CD will not work on you[...]

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    8 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide Installing USBControl USBControl is a software utility tha t helps you easily manag e your USB peripherals. Using USBControl, you can find information on device performance and status, and g et detailed device information and tr oubleshooting help. T o install USBContr ol, insert the XHub fo r Notebooks CD into [...]

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    9 Understanding the LEDs Understanding the LEDs Y our XHub for Notebooks has 6 colored LEDs to help you monitor t h e s t a t u s o f y o u r X H u b a n d U S B d e v i c e s . R e f e r t o t h e f ig u re b e lo w for the location of each LED. ■ The red Power LED indicates that the XHub is connected t o a power source and that the power is on.[...]

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    10 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide Daisy-Chaining XHubs If you want to add mor e USB 2.0 ports to your system, Adaptec XHubs can be daisy-chained (linke d in series). Y ou can connect up to five XHub for Notebooks hubs. (This is a USB limitation.) T o da isy-chain XHubs: 1 Connect a power adapter to each XHub. (See Plugg ing in Y our XHub on pag[...]

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    11 About USB About USB USB stands for Universal Serial Bu s. It is the interfa ce between your computer and the USB devi ces you plug into it. Y our computer communicates with USB devices thr ough the USB interface. Some USB features ar e particularly important to desktop computer users: ■ USB is one-size-fits-all—any US B device can be plugged[...]

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    12 XHub for Notebooks User’ s Guide Maximizing XHub P erformance For your XHub for Notebooks to operate at optimum speed, it must be connected to a USB 2.0 port, and USB 2.0 driver software with hub support must be in stalled on y our computer . Note: Macintosh use rs —There are curr ently no US B 2.0 drivers for the Macintosh OS, and USB 2. 0 [...]

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    R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictio ns. Part Number: 513302-06, Ver. AA, LB 07/02 XHub for Notebooks UG Bo ok.book Page 2 Wednesday, July 1 7, 2002 3:48 PM[...]